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What Happened to Blackwater Grill After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Blackwater Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, October 2025.

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated October 2025 marks Blackwater Grill as permanently closed, and no current website or ordering page could be found for the business.

  • Season / episode Season 9, Episode 9
  • Original air date
  • Address 260 Redfern Village, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Blackwater Grill in the episode "Farm To Table" (S9E9, aired 2010-06-28), featuring the restaurant's Lowcountry and Cajun-influenced seafood, including gumbo, shrimp and grits, and other coastal Georgia dishes built around fresh local seafood. Blackwater Grill was a restaurant at 260 Redfern Village on St. Simons Island, Georgia, that operated for more than two decades, according to the Food Network's restaurant listing for the business. A Yelp listing updated October 2025 marks Blackwater Grill as permanently closed, and Yellow Pages carries no current hours or ordering information for the location. No working website could be located for the business as of this review.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 9
Original air date
Episode title
Farm To Table
What was featured
Lowcountry and Cajun seafood dishes at a coastal Georgia grill
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Blackwater Grill

Frequently asked questions

Is Blackwater Grill still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Blackwater Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, October 2025.

What happened to Blackwater Grill after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Blackwater Grill in the episode "Farm To Table" (S9E9, aired 2010-06-28), featuring the restaurant's Lowcountry and Cajun-influenced seafood, including gumbo, shrimp and grits, and other coastal Georgia dishes built around fresh local seafood. As of September 2026, Blackwater Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, October 2025.

Is Blackwater Grill permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Blackwater Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, October 2025. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Blackwater Grill located?

260 Redfern Village, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Blackwater Grill?

Season 9, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired June 28, 2010. The episode is titled “Farm To Table”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

No working website could be located for the business as of this review. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
260 Redfern Village, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/blackwater-grill-saint-simons-island-3
  • yellowpages.com — https://www.yellowpages.com/saint-simons-island-ga/mip/blackwater-grill-13809828
  • foodnetwork.com — https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ga/st-simons-island/blackwater-grill-restaurant

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